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516 A.2d 956

State v. Pierce

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided October 24, 1986

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · decided 1986-10-24

Relies on State v. Barry

Decided 1986-10-24

¶1MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

¶2Defendant William R. Pierce appeals from convictions for rape, gross sexual misconduct, and sexual abuse of a minor, following a jury-waived trial in Superior Court (Sagadahoc County). Defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the convictions and the presiding justice’s finding that his statements, introduced at trial, were made voluntarily.

¶3We conclude that, viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, the trier of fact rationally could find beyond a reasonable doubt every element of the offenses charged, State v. Barry, 495 A.2d 825, 826 (Me.1985), and that the statements were voluntary.

¶4The entry is:

¶5Judgment affirmed.

¶6All concurring.

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